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# freaky

adjective (freaky, freakier, freakiest)

«freaky» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) Freaky means strange and a bit scary or weird: «a freaky noise». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#m1)
2. (informal) Freaky can mean very unusual and surprising: «a freaky coincidence». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#m2)
3. (adult slang) a word grown-ups use; not for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#m3)

### In the lessons

Common in children's and teen talk, films and spooky stories: freaky houses, freaky masks, freaky dreams. «Freaky Friday» is a famous film about a mother and daughter swapping bodies. Phrases: «that's freaky», «a freaky coincidence».

### Examples

- That old house is really freaky at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x1)
- It's freaky that we both have the same birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x2)
- The mask in the shop window looked freaky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x3)
- I had a freaky dream about talking cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x4)
- There was a freaky noise in the attic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x5)
- The weather has been freaky this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/#x6)

### Note

Informal; in formal writing use «strange», «eerie» or «unusual». Related: freak (noun; informal verb «freak out» = panic or get very upset).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «freaky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freaky/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«freaky» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/freaky.html) on Mova free.